English Heritage sites near Leicester Forest West Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
3 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
JEWRY WALL
6 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
13 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
23 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
24 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
24 miles from Leicester Forest West Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
No churches found in Leicester Forest West Parish
No churches found in Leicester Forest West Parish